DEFINE WORK STATIONS#
A Work Station is a place within a work area that is filled by a person or a team of people, such as a patrol, truck or office.
- Work Station
- This field identifies the work station, a subdivision within a work area. Workstation codes must be unique within a work area. Work_Station_Code is a 16-character alphanumeric field you must manually enter.
- Work Area
- This field identifies the work area that the work station is a part of. Work_Area_Code from P2K_TS_WORK_AREAS is a mandatory field you fill through the LOV.
- Standing
- This field is used to indicate whether the record is `active', `frozen' or `obsolete'. `Active' will default. Standing is an optional field which you may fill from the fixed lexicon X_STANDING
- Work Division
- This field identifies the work division that the work station is a part of. You cannot edit the field from this screen. This information will default once the work area has been selected.
- Entity
- This field identifies the entity that the work station is a part of. You cannot edit the field from this screen. This information will default once the work division has been selected.
Details tab#
Work Stations details are date sensitive.- Description
- This field provides a short description of the work station. Description is a 50-character alphanumeric optional field you may manually enter.
- Work Station Status
- Status is used to indicate whether a work station is active at a SPECIFIC point in time, which is different from the standing. For example, while a lifeguard station may have ongoing active standing (not obsolete or frozen), the station may only be active 9 months of the year. For remaining three months of the year, the area's status is non-active. Work_Station_Status is an optional field which you may fill from the fixed lexicon X_WORK_STATION_STATUS.
- Work Station Type
- The Work Station Type field allows you to put work stations into specific catagories. e.g., Truck, Office, Room. Work_Station_Type is an optional field which you may fill from the user-defined lexicon X_WORK_STATION_TYPE
- Distribution Mask
- This field holds part or all of the distribution code receiving the portion of the costs. Distribution_Mask is a 50-character alphanumeric optional field you may manually enter
- Max Autofill Days
- This field indicates the maximum number of days that a worker can be scheduled in one week.
- Min Autofill Days
- This field indicates the minimum number of days that a worker can be scheduled in one week in one Station Post.
- Premium
- This field provides the premiums associated with the work station. A premium is an amount of money earned by an employee that is in addition to their regular wage, for performing a specific duty or working under a special situation such as shift differential, bilingual bonus, hazard pay, etc. Premiums may be calculated by various methods and may be given as a lump sum on a certain frequency or prorated by time work. Multiple premiums can be defined for each workstation. Premium_Code from P2K_SA_PREMIUMS is a 10-character alphanumeric mandatory field you must either manually enter or select a value from the LOV(F9) provided
- Rate
- Rate is the standard rate used for this premium. You cannot edit the Standard Rate field from this screen. This information will default once the premium has been selected.
- Rate Basis
- The rate basis is the unit of measure the associated rate is being stored or displayed in; for example: hourly, weekly, biweekly, semi-monthly, monthly, or annual. Rate_Basis is a fixed lexicon X_RATE_BASIS
- O/R Rate
- If entered, the override rate will be used instead of the premium rate. Premium_Rate is an optional field you may populate.
- O/R Basis
- If entered, the override basis will be used in place of the basis that has defaulted from the premium. Rate_Basis is a fixed lexicon X_RATE_BASIS
